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Gaston woman charged with assault, attempted robbery

Lexington County deputies have arrested a Gaston woman on charges related to two separate incidents last week. Shelley Christina Shumpert, 32, is charged with first-degree assault and battery, and attempted armed robbery in connection to an incident April 21 in Swansea, according to arrest warrants. Shumpert is also charged with second-degree burglary and two counts […]

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Lexington County “Emergency Senior Feeding Program” implemented

The Lexington County Recreation and Aging Commission & Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission will be starting the “Emergency Senior Feeding Program” next week. This program will provide meals to residents of Lexington County who are 60 years and older, and are not current nutrition program clients. For more information & meal distribution locations please visit https://bit.ly/2zquw1v Emergency Senior Feeding Program Lexington […]

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Driver dies after hitting big-rig on I-77, Coroner identifies

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts is releasing the name of the person who died on Saturday, after being involved in a motor vehicle collision. The incident occurred just before 7:30 A.M. on I-77 North at mile marker 28 (Blythewood). The victim loss control of the vehicle and left the roadway colliding with a tractor trailer. […]

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Brush fire shuts down US 1 in West Columbia, Saturday

The West Columbia Police Department were asking motorists to avoid the US Hwy 1 and Watling Rd. area, Saturday. There was a large brush fire in that area and all lanes of US Hwy 1 were shut down. The WCPD reported the highway was closed around 2 p.m. Saturday. A crew from the West Columbia […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler proposes porch-light vigil to honor frontline workers

State Senator Nikki Setzler wants to rally neighbors and fellow South Carolinians to honor essential workers.  Setzler, who lives in West Columbia and represents Lexington, Aiken, Calhoun, and Saluda counties, is asking everyone to leave their front porch light on overnight this Saturday (April 25) as a way to honor those working through the COVID-19 […]

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Mother and son charged with stealing air conditioner parts

 A Lexington woman and her adult son have been charged in the theft of parts used in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Frances Perry, 76, and Clyde Shumpert, 58, are charged with larceny, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. “Based on witness interviews and evidence from the scene, deputies determined Shumpert loaded HVAC […]

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Airport High School’s Student Council receives national award for service

From Dawn Kujawa, Lexington 2 Communications Director – Schools may be closed for the 2019-2020 school year, but that did not stop Airport High School’s Student Council from being honored nationally. The council has been recognized as a 2020 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council. It’s the fourth consecutive year Airport […]

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Nephron receives FDA approval to add production line to fight COVID-19

From SCBIO – West-Columbia headquartered-Nephron Pharmaceutical Corp.’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has received an additional weapon. Click here to see release The Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s request to add a production line used in the manufacturing of bronchodilator albuterol today, Nephron CEO Lou Kennedy told the Columbia Regional Business Report. “This […]

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